The R74bn MTN lawsuit – a litmus test for corporate accountability - Currency News It’s vital that allegations of MTN’s corruption in securing its Iranian telecommunications contract be finally tested in a court of law.

R74 bn MTN court battle: South Africa may soon hold a telco giant accountable for alleged corruption in Iran.

by @raediology.bsky.social & Jane Borman

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Hundreds killed in Sudanese army attack on Darfur market, war monitor says Local groups reported that bodies were left "charred beyond recognition" following the attack

Hundreds killed in Sudanese army attack on Darfur market, war monitor says - www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundreds-killed-sud...

Israel launches major offensive in Jenin days after Gaza ceasefire  Large-scale incursion into West Bank city, dubbed operation ‘Iron Wall’, begins with deadly air strikes 

Israel launches major offensive in Jenin days after Gaza ceasefire  - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-launches-maj...

Syrian spy agency targeted ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, documents show - ICIJ Assad regime collected intel on SIRAJ journalists after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made tanks triggered more sanctions.

Internal documents reveal President Bashar al-Assad’s regime collected intel on journalists from ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism, after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made trucks triggered more sanctions.

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The Continent Reader Survey 2024 All protocol observed. Our goal is for The Continent to be the most important source of African news for anyone, anywhere. To get there, we need your help and we want to learn from you. When we sta...

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What we learned from reporting on global tech this year Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.

With help from a USB drive, reporter Faisal Mahmud was able to file his draft amid a revolutionary uprising and a government-led internet blackout.

More 2024 reporting memories here:
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Open Secrets demands answers from Home Affairs Minister Dr Schreiber regarding the granting of South African citizenship to alleged war criminal Christoph Huber Open Secrets has called on Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber to explain why South African citizenship was granted to Christoph Huber, a Swiss national under investigation for alleged war crimes...

We investigated Christoph Huber, a Swiss national accused of war crimes in the DRC. Six million Congolese died in these wars. Huber now owns SA homes worth R25-million.

@opensecretssa.bsky.social asked Home Affairs Minister Schreiber how an alleged war criminal got SA citizenship:

Only the New York Times can spin the brutal enslavement of millions of people as a soft power win for America.

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Tweet from David Lammy: Together 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪 have written to the Israeli government to urge action on the unacceptable humanitarian situation in Gaza. Israel must implement @UN's winter plan now: send equipment to guard against cold & flooding, give access to fuel, repair vital infrastructure, and get aid in.

Stop selling arms to Israel then.

For Sale: South Africa's Property Laundromat The South African real estate agents and lawyers laundering the proceeds of corruption from Mozambique, the DRC, and Equatorial Guinea.

High-walled mansions in South Africa's big cities have one goal for their rich, powerful owners: to keep criminals out. But what about the criminals who live inside them?

My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:

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